Nanoethics : the ethical and social implications of nanotechnology

Collection of papers released by the Nanoethics Group that discusses a range of issues facing nanotechnology, including its benefits and risks for human health and the environment, human enhancement, education, military, and privacy. The anthology also reprints influential articles that have shaped public understanding and opinion on nanotechnology research and development. Recommended for individuals looking for a broad, introductory discussion about the ethics of nanotechnology for a wide range of viewpoints. Includes: Ethical Choices in Nanotechnology Development - Mihail C. Roco ; What is Nanotechnology and Nanoethics? - Patrick Lin and Fritz Allhoff ; Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us - Bill Joy ; On the National Agenda: US Congressional Testimony on the Societal Implications of Nanotechnology - Ray Kurzweil ; Nanotech's Promise: Overcoming Humanity's More Pressing Challenge - Christine Peterson and Jacob Heller ; Debating Nanotechnologies - Richard A. L. Jones ; In the Beginning: the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative - Neal Lane and Thomas Kalil ; The Nanotechnology (R)evolution - Charlie Tahan ; Technology Revolutions and the Problem of Prediction - Nick Bostrom ; Complexity and Uncertainty: A Prudential Approach to Nanotechnology - Jean-Pierre Dupuy ; The Precautionary Principle in Nanotechnology - John Weckert and James Moor ; Nanotechnology and Risk: What are the Issues - Anne Ingeborg Myhr and Roy Dalmo ; Personal Choice in the Coming Era of Nanomedicine - Robert A. Freitas ; Are We Playing God with Nano-Enhancement - Ted Peters ; Anticipating the Political and Ethical Challenges of Human Nanotechnologies - David Guston, John Parsi, and Justin Tosi ; Global Technology Regulation and Potentially-Apocalyptic Technological Threats -James Hughes ; Deliberative Democracy and Nanotechnology - Colin Farrelly ; Rhetoric of ‘Stakeholding’ -David Berube ; The Rules of Engagement: Dialogue and Democracy in Creating Nanotechnology Futures - James Wilsdon and Jack Stilgoe ; Nanotechnology and Privacy: the Instructive Case of RFID - Jeroen van den Hoven ; Nanotechnology and the Military - Daniel Moore ; Can Nanoscience be a Catalyst for Educational Reform? -Patricia Schank, Joseph Krajcik, and Molly Yunker ; The Impact of Nanotechnologies on Developing Countries Challenges and Pitfalls in Exponential Manufacturing -Mike Treder and Chris Phoenix ; Nanoethics and the High Frontier -Tihamer Toth-Fejel and Chris Dodsworth ; Ethics for Artificial Intellects - J. Storrs Hall ; Nanotechnology and Life Extension - Sebastian Sethe